RobKareem is right insofar as: 1. This is not
a "race" issue. 2. Disinformation is everywhere and the
media is controlled. 3. Government is corrupt. I also agree
that people need to guard against conflating the two issues: 1. Rioting
and looting by rogue thugs. 2. Protests and marches over
Police abuse. Unfortunately, he then goes on to talk a bit too
much about "race". And I can't help but fear that
when he says "do nothing politicians" and "promotes
economic equality and opportunity" what he really means is that
we need "better politicians" who will give more goodies and
handouts. In my opinion the central issue from
Ferguson are this: 1. You and I have ZERO impact on public
policy. http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/08/12/Study-You-Have-Near-Zero-Impact-on-U-S-Policy . NO ONE, regardless of class, race,
creed..... has the ability to effect social change in this
country. If you are not part of the Ultra ruling class in this
country you are not free to effect real change. Peaceful protests
are highly discouraged. 2. People in Power (Government) are never
liable for bad decisions, Deaths, or the unforseen economic turmoil
they cause. The Police Chief for Ferguson will never go to jail or
be held accountable, nor will the Mayor. Most officers who perpetrate
unlawful killings never answer for it. The officer in Ferguson
might... he'll be the exception to the rule because of gravity of media
exposure of the incident.3. Police forces have been militarized
by design to enforce the first 2 points. The federal
government has bred a generation of Police that have too much power and abuse
their authority against anyone who bucks the system. This is why
over the last decade Police depts. have militarized vehicles, SWAT
teams based on Military infantry squads, militarized weaponry,
and use military tactics.4. Couple all this with a news and
information system designed to entertain and tell us we are to obey those
in authority no matter what. Few will pay attention and the ones
that do will be lied to by the information system and won't have the capacity
or desire to investigate it any further. I agree that poorer people and racial minorities
get the brunt of this policy. But the "poor" is not simply one
bloc yet he keeps referring to them that way. Unfortunately, the Ferguson incident will
probably end up being diverted into a complete racial issue instead
of one that galvanizes the average American against the real issue. Which
is police accountability, abuse of power, criminal justice system in
general and the corruption in our Federal government in particular.
That's too bad. It is my belief that it is because of our
education system that has bred generation after generation that has little to
no critical thinking skills and relies on Authority figures to tell
them what to think. You can't worship authority and at the same time
correct corruption of authority. I believe some think the Bible teaches
this tripe as well, which is why I have some issues with my Christianity these
days. Instead, we are taught to fear our neighbors
instead of love them. We highlight our differences instead of our
similarities with tripe such as "diversity", champion
consequences of birth and nature over our talents and what we have in common as
human beings. We then worship our Authority to fix all that is wrong and
they fail us and we wonder why? Also, on a final note: Isn't it
ironic that Kareem is making a case that our information sources are
corrupt in one of the most demonstrably corrupt and biased disinformation
filled magazines of all "Time". I wonder if he
recognizes that?